Nate Becker is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Minnesota.
Becker disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Minnesota defensive front. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Michigan State — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-10vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-0vs Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ California | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-28vs Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-42@ No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-41@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-20vs Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 13-42@ No. 7 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-38vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 23-20
0.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
32%4 TFLSack rate
9%1 sackHurry rate
9%1 hurry11 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
51.7%
397 pass / 371 run
Plays / game
59.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
